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A bill recently introduced in the Illinois General Assembly would make it legal for a physician or advanced practice nurse to prescribe an array of drugs to someone diagnosed with a terminal illness who wants to end their life ..read more
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The Vatican press office announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith's declaration on human dignity, said to include a faith-based critique of "gender ideologies" and surrogacy, will be released April 8 ..read more
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Mary Lou Williams isn’t exactly a household name, not like Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk or Charlie Parker, all of whom she worked with ..read more
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Students and families at Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park had their heads shaved at a pep rally as part of a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 15, 2024. Schools and parishes around the archdiocese participated in the annual event usually around St. Patrick’s Day to raise money for pediatric cancer research. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic ..read more
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Inspired by Cardinal Cupich’s book “Take, Bless, Break, Share: A Strategy for a Eucharistic Revival” (Twenty-Third Publications), the archdiocese’s Office for Lifelong Formation and Office for Divine Worship produced “Remain In Me,” a five-part series on the eucharistic revival ..read more
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The heart of Jesus’ message to his followers is nonviolence, Father John Dear told an audience at St. Patricia Parish in Hickory Hills on March 7, and those who would be followers of Christ must also commit themselves to opposing a culture of violence ..read more
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Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest held a Lenten reconciliation service with candlelight reflection and adoration on March 8, 2024. Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey Grob, vicar for Vicariate I, heard confessions with parish priests which followed Stations of the Cross. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic ..read more
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A new movie about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is driving renewed interest in the woman who founded hospitals, schools and institutions around the country, including Columbus Hospital, Columbus Extension for the Poor at Lytle and Polk, and Assumption School at 319 W. Erie St., in Chicago ..read more
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Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the possible help of the traditional Good Friday collection for the Holy Land, said the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches ..read more
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A little more than six months ago, Luz, a Venezuelan migrant, was staying in a shelter with her son, Jose, trying to figure out her next steps ..read more